Ed-
Excellent stuff. Many thanks for posting it.
-John
Oregon
--- seaa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Recently I asked some questions about creating a
> hackle with deer hair. Hans
> suggested that I contact Sven Ostermann directly.
> He not only answered my
> questions but also sent 12 images of his deer hair
> hackle technique. I assembled
> his photos and procedure into a web page that can be
> visited at:
>
> http://edEngelman.com/RDH/index.html
>
> What follows is the intro portion of that web page.
> If you have questions about
> the web page you can contact me. If you have
> questions about the technique, feel
> free to contact Sven.
>
> Enjoy!
> Byard, what a great list this is!
> Thank you again Sven, and Hans
>
> Ed Engelman
>
> .................................
>
> One way to save money in fly tying is to avoid the
> use of expensive hackle. Most
> of the dry flies that I tie, are tied without any
> dry fly hackle. There are many no-hackle flies that
> will catch a wide variety of
> species of fish including trout. There are also a
> wide variety of foams that are now available from
> packaging and or craft stores
> that can be used to create flies to imitate
> mayflies, stoneflies, as well as terrestrials. In
> the past I have tied collars
> of animal hair, bullet heads and the like. I was
> intrigued
> by Sven Osterman's hackle created of deer hair. His
> Real Deer Hackle Flies
> appear on a variety of web sites, but I could not
> find directions as to just how he created these
> wonderful flies. After
> contacting him and asking him many questions to
> which he
> generously replied, I decided, with Sven's approval,
> to share those directions
> with you. Enjoy creating flies with this technique.
>
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